Lucky Flea Finds

I love that the Lucky Flea is downtown. It’s a couple minute walk from my apartment, yes. For people watching, it’s amazing. I’ll see some people that look and dress just like the strangers in these photos. I should start asking to make photos of them. A few weeks ago I found a vintage MC5 shirt even though I really do not have the patience to rummage through clothes. This week, I found a few photos for my collection and have already started writing about them.

My favorite vernacular trope is the embrace. If you know me, it comes as no surprise. Some of my favorite photos I’ve made have some sort of embrace between two people. Yes, I already have a zine laid out. Lately, I’ve been listening to some academic podcasts about vernacular photography and have been inspired to think bigger.

When I write fiction about found photos, sometimes I make two stories. One about the subject and one about the photographer. I’m always carrying a little stack go photos to write about. As I do when I look at modern candid photography, the subject and their/its surrounding has to be interesting or the photograph just doesn’t work for me.